Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-04-13
sUTxo's TREES
they Arrive, and 90 Like Eot
Cakes.

PEAL They were opened in on,
of the rooms of the APPEAL build
ing. aud found to consist of
| 600 French Pines.
loo Monterey Cyprus.
| loo Enelish Elms.
loo Locusts.
| 100 Naples.
| Inside of five minutes there was
rush for the trees, and those who
made the first RAID seemed to think
that about so apiece would be the
correct thing. They sin plv grab
bed bnnale apiece and trrtted off.
Il was decided to restrict the
amount but a goo4 many said they
were authorized to get trees for
their neighbors, aud amid the vo-
ciferous demand for the trees, and
the rush and confusion, anything
like an equal distribution was i'm
| possible.
Three hundred were sent at once
TO the Public School, in addition to
which crowds of school children
called and took tree apiece.
The ladies took great fancy to
the Monterey Cyprus, and some
took ten apiece. so that 1t is easy to
see why they did not go far.
Each church was given %, and
so apiece to the Orphans Home,
State Capitol and State Prison.
The rest went to such citizens as
called, and in the general confusion
some got considerably more than
their share.
The APPEAL would suggest that
any person who took more than FIVE
trees would be doing the square
thing by his neighbor to make a
little ''divy."
The express charges were paid by
Mr.. Sutro, and the trees did not
cost anyone in Carson any thing.
In the afternoon the trees were
distributed among the school child
ren, and the announcement that
Arbor Day would be observed as
holiday by everybody was well re
ceived by all interested
In planting the pine trees care
should be taken to put sand in the
hole, and dig deep enough not to
cramp the roots. The tree should
be watered once we'll, and then.
according to the tree men in the
city,) not walered afterwards more
than once in one or two weeks, as
ton much water kills them. Films
and naples need more water. Use
no manure as it rntS the roots.
The Committee had talked of Sc
curing lot and planting grove,
hut there being no available funds
for the purpose this project fell
through. Several citizens volun-
teered to donate lots. but as there
was no provision for providing for
the expense of keeping the trees
cared for, 1t was decided to make a
general distribution of the trees, in
order that in a diversity of soil and
treatment larger per cent. would
be likely to live.
Gov. Stevenson also received l.
900 trees from the East, and sent
some to the different towns of the
State.
Many citizens here sent below
and provided for their own trees,
and a good many who depended on
Sutro's trees did not make applica
ton in time, aud it was a case of
first come first served.
Several parties in response to an
announcement In the newspapers
sent in their application a few
days before and had their trees
reserved.
Parties who did not call for their
trees until late in the afternoon
found them all gone, They said
they had no idea that there would
be any rush. The fact that there
was a rush shows that there was an
interest taken in Arbor Day.
The following letter accompanied
the trees:
SAN FRANCISCO, Sutro Heights !
April 18th, 1887.
Sam Davis Esq: MY DEAR SIR
forward to your address today, by
Wells Fargo & Cos express, one